Now, we know he's a dog person, especially since he shows nothing but love for his pupBaxter, but he still reallllly doesn't like cats… especially the ones who tell him to kill…

Ryan is starring in a new movie called The Voices where he's just an average guy who can talk to his pet dog Bosco, a bull mastiff, and his cat Mr. Whiskers, a tabby, which somehow turns Ryan's character into a serial killer.

Wait, huh??

Well, according to the film's director, working on this set was extremely hard for RyRy as he is deathly afraid of cats:

"Ryan is scared of cats. Ninety-eight percent of when you see Ryan and the cat, they aren’t in the same room."

One scene, Ryan had to actually caress and cradle the pretty kitty!

Both he and the cat were not happy. When the director yelled "action!" Ryan apparently was a little too rough with the cat, who freaked out and scratched his arm up! The director said:

"But that’s Ryan’s fault. Be patient instead of just going grabbing a cat. It is a cat. Not a dog. It’s not your slave. A cat is your master."

Ha! That's certainly a safe way to think about cats.

It's okay, Ryan, not everyone has to be a cat person.

We just figured if anyone knew how to pet a pussy, it'd be Ryan Reynolds. LOLz!